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Desperate Moment poster

Desperate Moment Cast & Characters

1953 · 1h 28m 65 Audience
Starring Cast
D
Dirk Bogarde
Simon Van Halder
M
Mai Zetterling
Anna DeBurg
P
Philip Friend
Capt. Bob Sawyer
A
Albert Lieven
Paul Ravitch, alias Schleger
F
Fritz Wendhausen
Warder Goeter
C
Carl Jaffe
Cellblock Guard Becker
Key crew
Director
Compton Bennett
Screenplay
George H. Brown , Patrick Kirwan
Based on
Martha Albrand
Producers
George H. Brown
Cinematography
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Editor
John D. Guthridge

Full cast

17 cast members

Crew by department

8 crew members